urn:taro:utexas.cah.02673A Guide to the Thomas W. Streeter Biography, 1972Original EAD encoding by Bethany Anderson according to TARO 2
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May 2011Finding aid written in English.
Descriptive Summary
Streeter, Thomas W., 1883-1965Streeter, Thomas W., Biography1972Materials are written in English.72-0341 vol.Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at AustinThe Thomas W. Streeter Biography, 1972, chronicles Streeter’s work as a collector of Americana and Texana.
Biographical Note

Born in Concord, New Hampshire, Thomas Winthrop Streeter (1883-1965) was the son of Frank Sherwin Streeter and Lilian Carpenter. After receiving his B.L. degree from Dartmouth College in 1904 and his LL.B. degree from Harvard University in 1907, Streeter established the law practice Streeter and Holmes in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1917, he married Ruth Cheney, with whom he had four children. That same year, the couple moved to New York City, where Streeter began working for the American International Corporation. Following his retirement in 1939, Streeter started collecting Americana and Texana, especially late 18th and early 19th century maps of Texas. He authored several books on his collection, including Americana-Beginnings (1952) and Bibliography of Texas, 1795-1845 (1955). After accumulating one of the largest collections of Texana, Streeter sold much of his collection to Yale University. An active member of many historical societies, he was also president of the American Antiquarian Society and the American Bibliographic Society.

The Thomas W. Streeter Biography, 1972, chronicles Streeter’s work as a collector of Americana and Texana. Consisting of a short life story as well as photocopies and Photostats of articles about Streeter, the collection includes a review of his book Bibliography of Texas and a summary of his Americana collection in the Times Literary Supplement.

Thomas W. Streeter Biography, 1972, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin.

Processing Information

Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.